items tagged with Telecommunications Policy
Lawyer to lead Aussie Government push for Digital Economy
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-09-14 00:31:21
iTWire has learnt that Mia Garlick, an Australian lawyer who was most recently product counsel for YouTube, has been appointed to head the Australian Government's drive for the digital economy future, as assistant secretary in the Department of Broadband Communications and the Digital Economy (BCDE)
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-09-14 00:31:21
iTWire has learnt that Mia Garlick, an Australian lawyer who was most recently product counsel for YouTube, has been appointed to head the Australian Government's drive for the digital economy future, as assistant secretary in the Department of Broadband Communications and the Digital Economy (BCDE)
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Aussie Government gears up for digital future
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-09-14 00:27:21
The Australian Government is to prepare and publish an issues paper in preparation for the 'digital future' of the Australian economy.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-09-14 00:27:21
The Australian Government is to prepare and publish an issues paper in preparation for the 'digital future' of the Australian economy.
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National Broadband Network: the questions that should have been asked
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-09-09 05:57:39
A UK study has found that national deployment of fibre to the cabinet (the cheapest technology option) would cost £5.1bn - three or four times more than the telecoms sector spent deploying today's broadband services - and that fibre to every UK home could cost as much as £28.8bn. For Australia, these numbers are less important than the questions that were asked.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-09-09 05:57:39
A UK study has found that national deployment of fibre to the cabinet (the cheapest technology option) would cost £5.1bn - three or four times more than the telecoms sector spent deploying today's broadband services - and that fibre to every UK home could cost as much as £28.8bn. For Australia, these numbers are less important than the questions that were asked.
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Telstra tears Terria a new one over NBN monopoly revelation
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-09-09 04:06:43
Telstra has accused its National Broadband Network rival, Terria, of wanting what Terria accused Telstra of deeply desiring: a monopoly. Should we inform the Parker Bros?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-09-09 04:06:43
Telstra has accused its National Broadband Network rival, Terria, of wanting what Terria accused Telstra of deeply desiring: a monopoly. Should we inform the Parker Bros?
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Telstra non-meekly states separation sucks
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-09-05 02:02:14
Driven by a desire to destroy the dimension that is “structural separation”, Telstra has quoted the curiously named Kip Meek in an attempt to annihilate any action that would see separation succeed.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-09-05 02:02:14
Driven by a desire to destroy the dimension that is “structural separation”, Telstra has quoted the curiously named Kip Meek in an attempt to annihilate any action that would see separation succeed.
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Telstra structurally separates itself from structural separation
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-08-27 00:53:36
The new “Dr Phil Burgess”, aka Group MD of Public Policy and Comms, David Quilty, has knitted Opposition Spokesman Bruce Billson a lovely message effectively telling him to get stuffed, and that as far as Telstra is concerned, structural separation is not an option.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-08-27 00:53:36
The new “Dr Phil Burgess”, aka Group MD of Public Policy and Comms, David Quilty, has knitted Opposition Spokesman Bruce Billson a lovely message effectively telling him to get stuffed, and that as far as Telstra is concerned, structural separation is not an option.
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Bye-Bye Burgess: Dr Phil departs Telstra
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2008-08-18 01:24:37
Dr Phil Burgess Telstra's outspoken public policy chief, is to leave Telstra at the end of August to return to the United States.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2008-08-18 01:24:37
Dr Phil Burgess Telstra's outspoken public policy chief, is to leave Telstra at the end of August to return to the United States.
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Australia’s NBN and FttN – fibre to the nowhere?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-08-07 23:56:38
Australia’s National Broadband Network (NBN) has reached a “key moment” with August 22 set as the date by which carriers must submit the remaining “network information” the Government wants to send to NBN bidders, so they can then start finalising their NBN proposals. But as telecoms analyst Paul Budde states, the FttN proposed for Australia is already out of date, with FttH the preferred standard being rolled out overseas.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-08-07 23:56:38
Australia’s National Broadband Network (NBN) has reached a “key moment” with August 22 set as the date by which carriers must submit the remaining “network information” the Government wants to send to NBN bidders, so they can then start finalising their NBN proposals. But as telecoms analyst Paul Budde states, the FttN proposed for Australia is already out of date, with FttH the preferred standard being rolled out overseas.
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Telstra customer claims free unlock for outright iPhone 3G purchase
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-21 13:29:36
An iTWire reader by the username of “mac user” was outraged to discover that the iPhone 3G 16GB model he’d purchased outright did not come with a free unlock, but instead was to cost $150. So he did his homework and now claims that Telstra has unlocked his iPhone 3G free of charge! Has a massive can of worms just been opened for outright current or future iPhone 3G purchases from Telstra, Optus and Vodafone in Australia?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-21 13:29:36
An iTWire reader by the username of “mac user” was outraged to discover that the iPhone 3G 16GB model he’d purchased outright did not come with a free unlock, but instead was to cost $150. So he did his homework and now claims that Telstra has unlocked his iPhone 3G free of charge! Has a massive can of worms just been opened for outright current or future iPhone 3G purchases from Telstra, Optus and Vodafone in Australia?
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Australian Government further delays “National Broadband Network”
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-18 11:24:57
With any Australian fibre-based broadband network still up to 5 years away, the date of completion just got extended by at least 6 months as the Australian Federal Government extends the time for “robust proposals” to be submitted for consideration. As usual, the Federal Opposition is outraged!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-18 11:24:57
With any Australian fibre-based broadband network still up to 5 years away, the date of completion just got extended by at least 6 months as the Australian Federal Government extends the time for “robust proposals” to be submitted for consideration. As usual, the Federal Opposition is outraged!
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Telstra's case against separation dealt a double blow
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-07-06 18:20:17
Telstra's strident opposition to any structural or functional separation for the planned National Broadband Network has been dealt a double blow with the heads of both BT and UK regulator, Ofcom praising the separation of BT's access network from other parts of its business.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-07-06 18:20:17
Telstra's strident opposition to any structural or functional separation for the planned National Broadband Network has been dealt a double blow with the heads of both BT and UK regulator, Ofcom praising the separation of BT's access network from other parts of its business.
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Functional separation works for broadband: UK communications regulator
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2008-07-06 02:28:51
While Telstra promotes the ideas that telecoms regulation and functional separation of its wholeslale and retail divisions are anathema, the UK communications regulator begs to differ. In fact, in its latest report the UK Office of Communications (Ofcom) states that functional separation has been a resounding success - especially for broadband competition.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2008-07-06 02:28:51
While Telstra promotes the ideas that telecoms regulation and functional separation of its wholeslale and retail divisions are anathema, the UK communications regulator begs to differ. In fact, in its latest report the UK Office of Communications (Ofcom) states that functional separation has been a resounding success - especially for broadband competition.
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Aust Govt pumps $270m into rural broadband
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-07-02 11:04:56
Seeking to shore up its broadband credentials, the Australian Federal Government is pumping an addition $270.7m into the Australian Broadband Guarantee. It’s being done to ensure metro-comparable broadband services to those in rural and regional areas until its longer term solutions are implemented.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-07-02 11:04:56
Seeking to shore up its broadband credentials, the Australian Federal Government is pumping an addition $270.7m into the Australian Broadband Guarantee. It’s being done to ensure metro-comparable broadband services to those in rural and regional areas until its longer term solutions are implemented.
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Aust Govt gets into "body" building with $87,000 grant
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-23 01:13:40
The government wants to give consumers a “stronger voice” on the topic of telecommunications issues and is helping establish a “peak body” from consumer organisations to do so.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-23 01:13:40
The government wants to give consumers a “stronger voice” on the topic of telecommunications issues and is helping establish a “peak body” from consumer organisations to do so.
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Gov't grant to help create new consumer telecoms body
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-06-23 00:27:19
The government has given a grant of $87,000 to the Consumers' Telecommunications Network (CTN) to help fund the creation of a new body to represent the interests of consumers on telecommunications matters: it could end up absorbing CTN.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-06-23 00:27:19
The government has given a grant of $87,000 to the Consumers' Telecommunications Network (CTN) to help fund the creation of a new body to represent the interests of consumers on telecommunications matters: it could end up absorbing CTN.
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Telstra fumes at 15% hike on cost of FTTN broadband claim
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-05 07:25:00
The T4: Tell the Truth Telstra website, has published a report from the Centre for International Economics (CIE) claiming Telstra would charge 15% more for broadband services if it wins the FTTN network. Telstra has slammed the report as “bogus” – who’s right?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-05 07:25:00
The T4: Tell the Truth Telstra website, has published a report from the Centre for International Economics (CIE) claiming Telstra would charge 15% more for broadband services if it wins the FTTN network. Telstra has slammed the report as “bogus” – who’s right?
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Auditor General says Conroy breached broadband tender requirements: opposition
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-23 04:41:45
Australian Federal Opposition Communications Spokesperson Bruce Billson says a letter from the Auditor-General shows that Federal Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has breached his own “broadband tender requirements”.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-23 04:41:45
Australian Federal Opposition Communications Spokesperson Bruce Billson says a letter from the Auditor-General shows that Federal Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has breached his own “broadband tender requirements”.
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The slow road to faster Australian broadband
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-22 09:08:10
Although faster fibre broadband in Australia will still take years to build, the process has been delayed by another 12 weeks to give potential bidders more time to examine network information before lodging their proposals.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-22 09:08:10
Although faster fibre broadband in Australia will still take years to build, the process has been delayed by another 12 weeks to give potential bidders more time to examine network information before lodging their proposals.
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Australian Opposition demands AG review of National Broadband Network tender
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-05-06 22:28:31
Australia's shadow communications minister, Bruce Billson, has issued a damning indictment of the Government's National Broadband Network (NBN) RFP process and has called on the Commonwealth Auditor General to conduct "an urgent, full and thorough investigation".
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-05-06 22:28:31
Australia's shadow communications minister, Bruce Billson, has issued a damning indictment of the Government's National Broadband Network (NBN) RFP process and has called on the Commonwealth Auditor General to conduct "an urgent, full and thorough investigation".
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Australian comms minister canvasses structural separation
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-05-06 07:46:13
Australia's communications minister, senator Stephen Conroy, has said that he would consider a structural separation of Telstra along the lines of separation regimes introduced in Singapore, the UK and New Zealand in order to ensure a competitive market in the provision of future broadband services.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-05-06 07:46:13
Australia's communications minister, senator Stephen Conroy, has said that he would consider a structural separation of Telstra along the lines of separation regimes introduced in Singapore, the UK and New Zealand in order to ensure a competitive market in the provision of future broadband services.
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